Evans was not present on Stage 3 when Ryder was attacking. All the GC guys were with Ryder and Evans was MIA. Not a good sign. Since then, he has been more attentive, but I wouldn't count on him being a factor for the overall.

The thing Evans cannot do is match Nibali's acceleration on a mountain climb. I expect Nibali to put real time into Evans at least once come the last week. But Evans doing nothing stupid and being there the rest of the time? Wouldn't surprise me at all. Anyone who makes a mistake or has a bad day will finish behind him.

Cosmic, Ryder has been on fire. Evans starting a GC a little off his best? Maybe not dumb. So he lost a few seconds on Stage 3. THere are still two weeks.